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As possible new hot spots on the curve. Steve harrigan outside the cdc headquarters in atlanta, georgia with the latest numbers and also what theyre saying about the next couple weeks. Hi, steve. Reporter leland, tough times now for the state of new york. They are pleading for help from around the country for medical professionals to come and volunteer and the help is a arriving. People are answering that call, more than 85,000 volunteers, medical personnel coming to new york to volunteer and help more than 20,000 of those from out of state. Friday was the worst day so far for new york as far as number of cases and number of deaths. The death toll in new york state stands at 3,500, the number has doubled since wednesday. Some bright spots on the horizon as far as ventilators go. China donating 1,000 ventilators from the chinese government, arriving in new york today and the state of oregon sending 140 ventilators to new york. Heres Governor Cuomo on that. The state of oregon contacted
Ever happen in the sense of the fact that the threat as they are. But i believe, with the therapies that will be coming online, with the fact that i feel confident that over a period of time we will get a good vaccine, that we will never have to get back to where we are now. If that means getting back to normal, we will get back to normal. Harris now, a top medical group focused on pulmonary disease backs the antimalarial drug treatment for coronavirus patients, which President Trump has been touting. This, as a Michigan State that democratic lawmaker says the antimalarial drug saved her life and her battle against coronavirus. I want to bring in dr. Oz now, host of the dr. Oz show. Always good to have you on board. Lets just start there, with hydroxychloroquine, and all this debate back and forth. Why is there this fight . Lupus patients and others use it. Is it safe or not . Dr. Oz there is no question that its safe. You dont have to listen to me, im a heart surgeon. I didnt really p
Vantage points. Kristin thats right, im kristin fisher. More than 7500 killed by the coronavirus, wyoming is the only state not reporting any deaths, not yet. And steve is in atlanta georgia. Hey, steve. Hey, kristin. The c. D. C. Coming out with new recommendations urging all americans to wear masks, cloth masks, when they go outside or some sort of clothing that covers their noses and mouths. The president made sure to say that this was a voluntary recommendation, that he himself would not be wearing a mask. Were getting a new information out of new york from governor cuomos presser, the single worst day in new york, the death toll in new york state 3500. That number has doubled in the past three days alone. Some bright spots, theyre getting 1,000 ventilators donated today from china, arriving in new york today and also 140 on loan from oregon. The mayor of new york says those ventilators are desperately needed. If were going to save every single life we can save, we must have the ve
He says he can provide the difference on november 6th. Its amazing, the amount of time and energy hes spent helping push republicans over the line and i think you will see that fruitful, particularly when it comes to the senate. I think the president has done an incredible job telling the story of these first years of his administration and the number of successes hes had and i think youre going to see that on full display next week. Harris add to the story this, senator Chuck Grassley says the kavanaugh battle and caravan of migrants could save the republican majorities in the house and senate. The republican share of the Senate Judiciary committee that republican enthusiasm has picked up after kavanaughs explosive Supreme Court hearing and he says the Migrant Caravan heading to the United States could be the second boost the g. O. P. Needs. Senior Political Correspondent mike emanuel with more from washington. Mike . Good afternoon. Aides to Chuck Grassley say those issues could be c